Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola will reportedly turn a blind eye to any anvances made by Chelsea, so as to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.

The west London club had been linked with a move to bring in the Spaniard if current manager Carlo Ancelotti should be headed through the exit door at the end of the season, but now The Mirror reports that the former Spain international has told friends that he intends to manage the Old Trafford when Ferguson calls it a day.